#House

Welcome to the #House Auction! Eventful period property in sought-after location (sometimes). One bath, two bed, three staircases. A home for the live-in-a-home generation. This unusual gem would suit a first-time buyer, or a buyer who is buying for a second or third time, or any other time. Mature brickwork, adequate plumbing and some electricity […]

2.5D Illustrations

A selection of 2.5D illustrations (halfway between 2D and 3D) completed as private commissions. I am available to produce images to order – please contact beka.haytch@gmail.com for more information.

Bookends

Bookends is an installation by artist and illustrator, Beka H. Fifteen miniature, interactive scenes can be found hidden amongst the books on the shelves at the Library @ The Lightbox. Each box contains its own tiny world: an interactive illustration, drawn by Beka and based on the local area, people and landmarks of beautiful Barnsley! […]

Bradford Healthwatch Graphic Recording

I created a series of 13 images for Bradford Healthwatch, in a graphic recording style, to reflect how local people (in focus groups organised by Healthwatch) described their area and the amenities available to them locally. The images were produced to accompany a report by Healthwatch on Bradford health and wellbeing.

Crows

Design ideas for a new performance piece involving one of my favourite birds, the crow:

Frolicked

Frolicked is an outdoor puppet theatre company run by Beka Haigh. Frolicked makes puppet-filled performances and pervasive experiences for unusual locations with beautifully self-crafted creatures and characters. With a mischievous sense of humour and captivating people of all ages, Frolicked’s shows are interactive, engaging, intimate… and a little bit magical… For more info about Beka’s day job in street and site specific puppetry, […]

IOU Art Trail

The artwork I produced for IOU Theatre’s Art Trail combines original, hand-drawn illustrations of IOU sculptures along with Adobe assisted design and layout:

Live Illustration / Graphic Recording Visual Minutes / Sketchnotes / scribing

My name is Beka and I’m a live illustrator or ‘scribe‘ based in the North of England (West Yorkshire). What is live illustration?Live illustration or live drawing has many names including: taking visual minutes, scribing, sketch note taking (sketchnoting / sketchnotes) and graphic recording. It is a way to capture discussions, conversations and ideas using drawings […]

Making a Scene

Making a Scene is an ongoing, self-directed project where I create a 3D, illustrated murder mystery / crime scene for anyone to solve from clues to be released later in the year… Stay tuned to my Instagram feed (@mischiefinthemaking) for the first set of clues.

Puppet and Prop Making